Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobden Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brynyffynnon , and the 119th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in Wrexham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobden Road (LL13 7TH) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Brynyffynnon average (327.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Road (LL13 7TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llys Nantgarw, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cobden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llys Nantgarw Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryt Y Rhaglaw Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryt Y Rhaglaw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llys Nantgarw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Nantgarw Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Jiwbili Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrexham Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentre Felin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wrexham Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys David Lord Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys David Lord Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Llys David Lord Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrexham Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maesgwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation

Data Sources

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